# US 11,026,866 B2 · Box with tamper band and method of manufacturing the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,026,866 B2 - Document ID: US11026866B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/665,388 - Filed: 2019-10-28 - Published: 2020-02-20 - Granted: 2021-06-08 - Earliest claimed: 2014-12-16 - Assignees: Tessy Plastics Corporation - Applicants: Tessy Plastics Corporation - Inventors: David Young - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11026866B2 ## CPC - A61J 7/0046: {Cups, bottles or bags} - A61J 1/18: Arrangements for indicating condition of container contents, e.g. sterile condition - B29C 45/0081: {of objects with parts connected by a thin section, e.g. hinge, tear line} - B29C 45/164: {The moulding materials being injected simultaneously} - B29C 45/1657: {using means for adhering or bonding the layers or parts to each other (mechanical anchoring B29C37/0082)} - B65D 41/56: Caps or cap-like covers serving as, or incorporating, drinking or measuring vessels - B65D 51/18: Arrangements of closures with protective outer cap-like covers or of two or more co-operating closures {(B65D51/247 takes precedence)} - B65D 2251/0015: of the 41-type - B65D 2251/0078: of the 41-type - A61J: CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE - B29C: SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING (making preforms B29B11/00; making laminated products by combining previously unconnected layers which become one product whose layers will remain together B32B37/00 - B32B41/00) - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES ## Abstract A method of forming a cap assembly comprises injection molding a cap in a first shot from a first polymeric material, wherein the cap has an opening at one end defined by a perimeter. Injection molding a tamper band in a second shot from a second polymeric material such that the tamper band is monolithically attached to the perimeter of the cap. The first polymeric material and the second polymeric material comprise dissimilar resins and the tamper band is configured to sever from the cap with no burrs remaining on the perimeter of the cap. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of forming a cap assembly by a two-shot method, the method comprising: injection molding a cap in a first shot from a first polymeric material, wherein the cap has an opening at one end defined by a perimeter; and injection molding a tamper band in a second shot from a second polymeric material such that the tamper band is monolithically attached to the perimeter of the cap, the step of injection molding the tamper band providing a cap assembly, wherein the first polymeric material and the second polymeric material comprise dissimilar resins and wherein the tamper band is configured to sever from the cap with no burrs remaining on the perimeter of the cap. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising forming a scoring mark at a junction between the cap and the tamper band, wherein the score mark is configured to facilitate removal of the tamper band from the cap. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the tamper band comprises a first color and the cap comprises a second color, and wherein the first color is different from the second color. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising a hinge configured to pivotally couple the cap to a box. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, further comprising forming a plurality of snap-on connectors on the tamper band configured to couple the tamper band to the box. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the box further comprises an indicator configured to indicate that the tamper band has been removed. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the tamper band is configured to be directly connected to the box by a destructively attached connection. ### Claim 8 A method of manufacturing a box assembly, the method comprising: forming a cap assembly comprising, injection molding a cap in a first shot from a first polymeric material, wherein the cap has an opening at one end defined by a perimeter, and injection molding a tamper band in a second shot from a second polymeric material such that the tamper band is monolithically attached to the perimeter of the cap to form the cap assembly; and applying a force to couple the cap assembly to a box, wherein the first polymeric material and the second polymeric material comprise dissimilar resins and wherein the tamper band is configured to sever from the cap with no burrs remaining on the perimeter of the cap. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the tamper band is configured to be directly connected to the box by a destructively attached connection. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the tamper band comprises a first color, the cap comprises a second color, and the box comprises a third color, and wherein at least one of the first color, the second color, and the third color are different. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, further comprising a score mark between the tamper band and at least one of the cap and the box. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the score mark is configured to facilitate removal of the tamper band from the cap and the box. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the box further comprises an indicator configured to indicate that the tamper band has been removed. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the tamper band is substantially square or rectangle. ### Claim 15 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, further comprising a hinge configured to pivotally couple the cap to the box.